Guido Carrillo

Guido Carrillo is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine Primera División. Born May 25, 1991, he stands 191 cm and has spent his career across Argentina, France, England, Spain and China, scoring more than 70 goals in over 300 club appearances. He is in his second spell at Estudiantes, the club where he came through the academy and where he now wears the armband.

Carrillo's game is built on physical presence: hold-up play, aerial duels and finishing inside the box. He is right-footed and has been a regular starter or impact substitute for Estudiantes in the 2026 season, featuring in both the domestic league and the Copa Libertadores. Club media have described him as a historic scorer for the institution. [edit]

Guido Marcelo Carrillo was born on May 25, 1991, in Magdalena, a city in Buenos Aires Province on the Atlantic coast of Argentina. Details of his childhood and schooling are not widely documented, but his football education came entirely through the Estudiantes de La Plata youth system, which he joined as a boy and where he rose through the age groups in La Plata.

He was part of the Estudiantes youth setup that won the 2010 Torneo Apertura, a title that gave him a first taste of senior success before he had played a competitive first-team match. That same period saw him train alongside established professionals at the club's facility, and his progress through the ranks was steady rather than spectacular. He made his first-team debut in 2011, at 20, and began the long apprenticeship of a target striker in Argentine football: substitute appearances, reserve matches and the physical education of the Primera División. By the time he established himself as a regular, he had spent more than a decade inside one club's structure, a formation that shaped the rest of his career. [edit]

Carrillo's breakthrough came at Estudiantes, where his goal return earned him a move to AS Monaco in July 2015. The transfer took him to Ligue 1 and into the European spotlight, and his performances in France persuaded Southampton to sign him in January 2018. That Premier League spell did not go as hoped, and he was loaned twice in succession to Leganés in La Liga between 2018 and 2020. In October 2020, Southampton and Carrillo agreed to terminate his contract, and he joined Elche, also in Spain.

A move to Henan Songshan Longmen in the Chinese Super League followed in August 2022, before he returned to Estudiantes in January 2023. Back in La Plata, he became a senior leader and eventually captain. In the 2025-26 season he has continued to score, including a headed goal in a Copa Libertadores match for Estudiantes and a start in the first leg against Universidad Católica. ESPN recorded 2 goals in 11 league appearances in the current Argentine LPF campaign, with 4 starts and 7 appearances from the bench. [edit]

Carrillo's public image is that of a physical, aerial target striker: tall, right-footed, strong in the box and reliable in hold-up play. He is not a flashy or media-driven personality, and his interviews tend to be short and team-focused. Club channels at Estudiantes have framed him as "sinónimo de gol" (synonymous with goals) and a historic scorer, a tribute that reflects his standing among the club's supporters more than any individual award. Off the pitch he keeps a low profile, with an Instagram presence at @guidomcarrillo that is modest by professional football standards. [edit]

iFANN has not yet collected fame data for Guido Carrillo, so no ranking placement is available for him in the October 2026 data set. He does not appear on the September 2026 iFAMOUS Rankings flagship list. His fame is concentrated in Argentine football and among Estudiantes supporters rather than in global celebrity culture.

The fanbase around Carrillo has no formal name. Estudiantes supporters follow him as a senior captain and a familiar scorer, and his goals in the Copa Libertadores have been shared widely by club and broadcaster channels. There is no documented organized fan campaign, charity drive or fandom ritual associated with him; the audience is best characterized as club loyalists who value his physical style and his association with the Estudiantes crest. [edit]

Carrillo's nickname in some fan corners is "El Goat," though no official source documents it as a club or player moniker. He is right-footed and weighs around 190 lbs, giving him the frame of a classic Argentine No. 9. He was part of the Estudiantes youth side that won the 2010 Torneo Apertura, a title he secured before his first-team debut. Club media have credited him as part of five titles won with the Estudiantes crest, a tribute framing rather than an individual award list. His most productive scoring stretch has come at Estudiantes, the club where he has spent the largest share of his career. [edit]

Guido Carrillo was born in Magdalena, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. His family background is not documented in available sources, and he has kept his personal life private. He has no publicly known spouse or children. He lives and works in La Plata, where he captains Estudiantes. [edit]

Estudiantes de La Plata, AS Monaco, Southampton, Leganés, Elche, Henan Songshan Longmen. [edit]

No public romantic relationships, marriages or children are documented for Guido Carrillo in the sources reviewed. As of 2026, his relationship status is not publicly known and should be treated as private. [edit]

No credible net-worth estimate for Guido Carrillo was available in the sources reviewed for this profile, and the figure shown here is an iFANN Editorial Team estimate derived from typical earnings for a player of his career profile. His income has come from club contracts across Argentina, France, England, Spain and China, with the Southampton and Monaco deals likely representing his highest salary periods. Endorsements and business ventures are not publicly documented. As of 2026, his career earnings are best understood as a product of more than a decade in professional football rather than any single lucrative contract. [edit]